Brown Gives Endicott a Steal

New England Recruiting Report | Friday, March 18th, 2016

Pelham High School and New England Storm star Keith Brown took to his twitter account to announce his commitment to Endicott College earlier this week.

His pledge is an absolutele steal for head coach Kevin Bettencourt and the Gulls, who are coming off a CCC championship and a run to the second round of the Division III NCAA tournament, as they land the top player in the NHIAA who recently completely a storied high school career for Pelham.

A few days earlier in the finals of the New Hampshire Division 3 state tournament, Brown came up with the game winning steal and subsequently iced the game at the free-throw line. He finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 43-39 win over Kearsarge to lead Pelham to their second consecutive state championship.

Brown averaged 28.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game on the season and his long list of post-season accolades included being named NHIAA Division 3 All-State, NHIAA Division 3 Player of the Year, NHBCO New Hampshire Mr. Basketball, and finally, the Gatorade Player of the Year in New Hampshire. He finished his high school career with 1978 career points.

Brown committed to Endicott despite having earned full scholarship offers earlier in the season and should be expected to make an immediate and significant impact on the Gulls program.